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Our Work

Maine’s coast is changing—and fast

Warming temperatures, rising seas, and extreme weather are taking a toll on the coast we love. Land conservation is one of the most effective ways to reduce those negative impacts.

We're saving critical wildlife habitat

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155,000+ acres conserved

We’re restoring coastal rivers to save fisheries

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Learn about our Rivers Initiative

We're protecting Maine's salt marshes

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Learn about our Marshes for Tomorrow Initiative

You make this work possible

It doesn’t happen without donor support.

Take a deep dive

Learn more about our work to make the coast more resilient to climate change

Stories about our climate change work

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Saving Maine Marshes

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Cherished Land Becomes an Open Classroom

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Remaking Old Pond Marsh

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Why We Support Replacing the Machias Dike

See more stories about our climate change work

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Main Office

1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 201
Topsham, ME 04086

207-729-7366 main
207-729-6863 fax

Mount Desert Island Office

1034 Main St.
Mount Desert, ME 04660

207-244-5100 main
207-244-5200 fax

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160 U.S. Route 1
Whiting, ME 04691

207-259-5043 main

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70 Russell Avenue
Rockport, ME 04856

207-236-2739 main
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